Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
South West College
Burn Road
Cookstown
BT80 8DN
UK
E-mail: ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.swc.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/topics/procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/eps
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ID 2000183 DfE SWC — Supply of an Additive Manufacturing Kit to the South West College as part of the Renewable Engine Project
Reference number: 2000183
II.1.2) Main CPV code
42991200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
South West College would like to appoint a contractor to supply an end-to-end additive manufacturing system to allow the capability to print 3D metal parts alongside strengthened fibre components made out of materials such as Onyx, Carbon Fibre, Fibreglass and Kevlar.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
110 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
42991200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
South West College would like to appoint a Contractor to supply an end-to-end additive manufacturing system to allow the capability to print 3D metal parts alongside strengthened fibre components made out of materials such as Onyx, Carbon Fibre, Fibreglass and Kevlar.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Price
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
110 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
It is anticipated that this contract will commence on the award date until installation and commissioning of the equipment. The contractor must provide a minimum of 1 year’s full warranty after installation and commissioning.
The client may at any time before the completion of the contract period invite the contractor to agree to extend for any period up to and including 24 months commencing from the termination date of the original contract period.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The pricing strategy applied and the setting of cost/profit margins are a commercial decision for economic operators when submitting a bid for this competition.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
20/05/2019
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
18/08/2019
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
20/05/2019
Local time: 15:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
As part of its contract management procedures, the client will apply the protocol for managing poor supplier performance contained. in Annex D of Procurement Guidance Note PGN 01/12 — Contract management principles and Procedures. The Protocol sets out a series of 5 escalating stages to enable the client to manage poor performance by Contractors. At Stage 4, as an alternative to. terminating the contract, a notice of written warning can be issued to the contractor. At Stage 5, as an alternative to terminating the contract, a notice of unsatisfactory performance can be issued to the contractor. If a contractor has received more than one current notice of written warning the CPD at its discretion, can consider the contractor’s exclusion from future procurement competitions, being undertaken on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy, for a period of 12 months. If a contractor is subject to a notice of unsatisfactory performance the CPD, at its discretion, can consider the contractor’s exclusion from. future procurement competitions, being undertaken on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy, for a period of 3 years. A central register of suppliers in receipt of current notices and terminations will be maintained by Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD), and will be publicly available on its website. This register will cover all procurements by bodies subject to Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures
UK
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract. is communicated to tenderers. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is. entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/04/2019